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The Dark Tower movie trailer: First look at Stephen King’s epic – WATCH it here first

Jake finds himself in a psychiatrist’s office where he explains his visions of The Dark Tower, the Man in Black and the Gunslinger.

After finding a portal, he enters Mid-World and sets out to find The Dark Tower with The Gunslinger.

Elba’s protagonist explains to him that they must stop The Man in Black as the tower holds both Earth and Mid-World together.

The Gunslinger says: “If it falls, hell will be unleashed.”

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The Man in Black is bent on destroying The Dark Tower

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The Gunslinger seeks The Dark Tower to stop The Man in Black

The rest of the trailer introduces all kinds of monsters in some very impressive action set pieces.

Fans will also see how both the Man in Black and The Gunslinger end up battling in New York City back on Earth.

The official synopsis for the blockbuster reads: "There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen.

"The last Knight Warrior, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together.

"With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black."